<p>Hello there. So something just hit me and I need your help.</p>
<p>I'm going into my Senior year of high school and have already signed up for being a Teacher's Aid. But, if you T.A., the class hurts your G.P.A. since it doesn't count for anything.</p>
<p>My cumulative G.P.A. is a 4.13 at the end of Junior year and I don't want to hurt it because I'm scared of rejection by colleges.</p>
<p>So I was wondering if colleges only look at the cumulative G.P.A. between the Freshman year and Junior year, or do they add in Senior year (or part of it) in the Cumulative G.P.A.</p>
<p>If it doesn’t count in your GPA then how would it hurt you?</p>
<p>Colleges, except for early decision/early action applicants, do look at your senior year grade for the first semester. I doubt your cumulative GPA will go down much for having an A in a “normal” class; as long as your other classes show that you are taking a heavy workload, I wouldn’t worry about it. (Also factor in whether your school weighs grades for rank/valedictorian status and whether you’re concerned about that as well.)
However, colleges rarely reject students for a single reason, unless it’s glaring (such as an extremely low SAT score, etc.); one class shouldn’t cause a difference between accept/reject. (I’m a rising senior so this is only a guess.)
Would I change it if I were you? Yes, if I were aiming for the very top colleges. Otherwise, enjoy that class and enjoy senior year.</p>
<p>“I’m going into my Senior year of high school and have already signed up for being a Teacher’s Aid. But, if you T.A., the class hurts your G.P.A. since it doesn’t count for anything.”</p>
<p>Do you, or do you not, want to be a T.A.? If so, then do it, enjoy it, and stop worrying about any effects on your GPA. If you really truly don’t want to do it, then don’t. Just don’t claim that the effect on you GPA is the reason. Tell the school/your parents/whoever asks that you changed your mind over the summer and decided you’d rather take class X instead.</p>
<p>Being a T.A. gives you an opportunity to take on real responsibility, learn something about the day-to-day work of teaching, and help others in your community. This is a solid EC that can produce a dynamite LOR from the supervising teacher. Not to mention that you can put it on your resume when it comes time to look for a paying job for next summer.</p>
<p>I just can’t see a down side to this.</p>
<p>wait, so does being a TA count for your GPA?</p>
<p>Closing old thread to avoid confusion.</p>
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